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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Protesters Blamed for Starting Yongsan Fire
» by GI Korea February 11th, 2009 at 10:35 am » Comments (2)
Unsurprisingly it has been concluded that the protesters were responsible for the deadly fire that killed six people in Yongsan last month: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Civic organizations and the families ...more »Korea Times Finds Humor in Australian Bushfires
» by GI Korea February 11th, 2009 at 7:29 am » Comments (15)
I cannot say I am not surprised at how distasteful the Korea Times cartoonist is considering his past cartoons that I have featured here on the ROK Drop that were ...more »Picture of the Day: Jongmyo Shrine
» by GI Korea February 10th, 2009 at 1:41 pm » Comments (0)
This picture of the day comes from Jongmyo Shrine in Seoul. It is a World Heritage listed location and great place to go for a self guided walk to escape ...more »USFK to Replace Apaches with F-16′s
» by GI Korea February 10th, 2009 at 11:24 am » Comments (8)
A battalion of US Apache helicopters were slotted to be removed from Korea to make them available for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and now it has been decided that ...more »ROK Drop Reader Speaks Out About DOD Schools in Korea
» by GI Korea February 10th, 2009 at 7:36 am » Comments (48)
Long time ROK Drop reader and commenter Mark has decided to take on USFK authorities over not being able to enroll his daughter into school at Yongsan: A U.S. Army major ...more »General Sharp Says USFK is Ready for All North Korean Contingencies
» by GI Korea February 9th, 2009 at 11:05 pm » Comments (8)
General Sharp says the USFK is ready for any contingency in North Korea: The commander of U.S. forces in South Korea says that South Korea and the U.S. have devised several ...more »USFK Court Martial Results for January 2009
» by GI Korea February 9th, 2009 at 6:29 pm » Comments (4)
The first court martial results of 2009 are now posted on the USFK webpage. The first month of the year did not start out good for the 1-72AR regiment which ...more »Picture of the Day: Foreigners Try Korean Traditional Dance
» by GI Korea February 9th, 2009 at 1:42 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="attachment_11241" align="alignright" width="450" caption="Dancing in hanbok: Ambassadors and their spouses in traditional Korean hanbok enjoy “samulnori,” traditional Korean percussion music, at Dohobu, a local government office building from the ...more »More USFK Contractors Lose Their Jobs Due to Visa Issue
» by GI Korea February 9th, 2009 at 10:56 am » Comments (12)
The subject of USFK contractors losing their jobs due to the reinterpretation of the SOFA agreement has been a hot topic here at the ROK Drop. This topic will probably ...more »Kim Yu-na Wins Gold at Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
» by Bill February 9th, 2009 at 8:05 am » Comments (0)
She has to be considered one of the favorites for the gold medal at the Olympics in Vancouver next year. Korean figure skating icon Kim Yu-na clinched the gold in the ...more »
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